RATINGS RECAP: 10/9/14

ABC
8:00 Grey's Anatomy
Viewers: 8.5 million, 18-49 demo: 2.4
9:00 Scandal
Viewers: 9.5 million, 18-49 demo: 3.0
10:00 How to Get Away with Murder
Viewers: 10.8 million, 18-49 demo: 3.1

CBS
8:00 Thursday Night Kickoff
Viewers: 7.3 million, 18-49 demo: 2.0
8:30 Thursday Night Football
Viewers: 15.9 million, 18-49 demo: 5.4

NBC
8:00 The Biggest Loser
Viewers: 4.6 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2
9:00 Bad Judge
Viewers: 5.2 million, 18-49 demo: 1.3
9:30 A to Z
Viewers: 3.6 million, 18-49 demo: 1.0
10:00 Parenthood
Viewers: 4.3 million, 18-49 demo: 1.3

FOX
8:00 Bones
Viewers: 6.4 million, 18-49 demo: 1.6
9:00 Gracepoint
Viewers: 3.8 million, 18-49 demo: 0.9

Thursday night brought another strong showing for their TGIT lineup. At 8pm, Grey's Anatomy was down nine tenths in viewers and three tenths in the demo. Even though it's been dropping, it is still a mammoth improvement in the timeslot and has a long way to go before that changes. At 9pm, Scandal was down 1.2 million viewers  and four tenths in the demo. That's a pretty steep drop for the third week of a veteran show. ABC got stellar news at 10pm where How to Get Away with Murder was down 1.4 million viewers and only two tenths in the demo. It actually beat Scandal in the demo. Who would have guessed that would happen before the season started? This is a huge new hit for ABC. Despite a game that actually became competitive, Thursday Night Football dropped half a demo point from last week as the Colts and Texans are not as big national draws.

On NBC, The Biggest Loser started off the night even in viewers but down a tenth in the demo for a new series low. The most surprising news came at 9pm where Bad Judge actually held on incredibly well in week two. It was down just six tenths in viewers and even in the demo. While the number is still low, this is a very promising week two performance for a show that got bad reviews and seemed to generate only a little bit of interest. The good news did not continue at 9:30pm as A to Z was down 1.2 million viewers and two tenths in the demo. At 10pm, Parenthood was dead even with last week. This show is holding its own with pretty bad circumstances. It might even go up a bit as the series finale nears. Finally on FOX, Bones continued to hold on well as it was even in viewers and up a tenth in the demo. At a 1.6 demo, it is one of FOX's strongest shows. At 9pm, week two of Gracepoint fell a million viewers and three tenths in the demo. FOX has now been below a 1.0 demo on every night except Monday and Sunday. And that will probably change Sunday thanks to Mulaney.

WINNER OF THE NIGHT: How to Get Away with Murder (ABC)
LOSER OF THE NIGHT: A to Z (NBC)